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mums on the school run who just stick their baby in a pushchair out into the bus lane to get past a crowd on the pavement without looking :eek: I very nearly hit one today, line of queueing cars and an empty bus lane which I was freewheeling down luckily not too fast. I had to swerve to miss the pushchair and involuntarily called her a crazy lady, then realised as I passed her that she's the mum of a kid in my daughter's class.... :o :rolleyes: She IS a crazy lady though.
 
Geri said:
Maybe they are just enjoying the rest and having a breather.
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and by the time you've done all that dismounting and walking and re-mounting, the few seconds you may have gained will be hardly worth the effort.

I've done it a few times in the past and on more than one occasion found that the lights I was waiting at have now changed and I have to wait for all the cars that were behind me at the lights to clear before I can get back on the road.

I don't bother and just wait at the lights. It's an easier life.
 
cybertect said:
and by the time you've done all that dismounting and walking and re-mounting, the few seconds you may have gained will be hardly worth the effort.

I've done it a few times in the past and on more than one occasion found that the lights I was waiting at have now changed and I have to wait for all the cars that were behind me at the lights to clear before I can get back on the road.

I don't bother and just wait at the lights. It's an easier life.
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I'm always seeing this, makes me chuckle. If you time it right then maybe it makes sense but you have to know the light patterns and get stopped as it changes.
 
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Whilst I understand certain bikes look better without mud guards:

A: I don't like to look at what appears to be shit up someone's back when it rains.

B: I don't appreciate getting splattered by the shit your wheel spits up at me when you overtake me or I come within 2 metres of you.
 
hear hear !

I go on group rides most Sundays, and you won't find anyone without mudguards - or a rack come to that.

I've been cycling 22 years now and it never crossed my mind not to have both - on road, hybrid and MTB.

Being kind to following riders is more of a challenge - you need mudflaps to do the job properly.
 
gentlegreen said:
Being kind to following riders is more of a challenge - you need mudflaps to do the job properly.
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If the water flicking of my rear wheel is hitting you then you're riding too close to me...especially given the conditions are wet.
 
gentlegreen said:
hear hear !

I go on group rides most Sundays, and you won't find anyone without mudguards - or a rack come to that.
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There is a BIG difference from an organised Sunday ride a la CTC (who insist on mudguards) to moaning about some herbert overtaking you and catching you with a bit of spray. In the latter instance I would just say 'tough!' and urge everybody to move on.:)
 
plurker said:
If the water flicking of my rear wheel is hitting you then you're riding too close to me...especially given the conditions are wet.
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It depends on the context. I was out for a group ride last Sunday and it was intermittently drizzly .. one does want to chat when on quiet lanes- it's half the fun - and I noticed the spray coming from the Moulton I was riding with whenever we had to go single file.
 
some bikes won't take mudguards. Mine hasn't got mudguard eyes and because it has square section seatstays you can't use p-clip mounts for example - I can put a Crud Raceguard on the seatpost but that will only stop me getting the stripe up my back, it won't help anyone behind me.
 
weepiper said:
some bikes won't take mudguards. Mine hasn't got mudguard eyes and because it has square section seatstays you can't use p-clip mounts for example - I can put a Crud Raceguard on the seatpost but that will only stop me getting the stripe up my back, it won't help anyone behind me.
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1 out of 2 problems solved though... ;)
 
Rutita1 said:
No sorry, just not true...I have been splattered by a cyclist 2 metres in front of me before now.
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and at 15mph in the wet your stopping distance is less than 2m? wow, good brakes :p

my bike doesn't take any guards that I've found yet tbh, and I'll be fucked if I'm putting some makeshift plastic bottle thing on an £800 cool as fuck bike, y'all can just get better jackets :p
 
I knew it was only fashion concious cyclists who would argue this one...:rolleyes::facepalm:


Even more reason why you are on all banished to Cycling 101...mwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :p
 
Rutita1 said:
I knew it was only fashion concious cyclists who would argue this one...:rolleyes::facepalm:


Even more reason why you are on all banished to Cycling 101...mwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :p
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I'm not 'fashion conscious', I just chose to spend quite a lot of money building a really nice mountain bike that doesn't happen to take mudguards. Because I wanted a bike that worked really well. Why would I want to zip-tie a rattly cut up plastic bottle on it? :confused: I did actually do that when I was riding a shitty hack bike that I didn't care about 15 years ago. But not on my nice bike thanks :)
 
Rutita1 said:
Excusessssssssssssssssssssssssssss!:D
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Rutita's bike, yesterday

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:p
 
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